Next GulStreamer Race May 25th 2012

This site is being updated with 2012 information. Be sure to check back soon for more Race info.

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The GulfStreamer Race
A Race Too Intense To Hold Every Year...

The Halifax River Yacht Club in Daytona Beach Florida is proud to announce the 8th biennial running of the GulfStreamer Race - a sailing regatta from Daytona Beach, Florida to Charleston South Carolina. The GulfStreamer Race has been held on even years over Memorial Day weekend since 1998 and the 2012 race is drawing sailors and spectators from all over the southeastern United States.

The Halifax River Yacht Club will host a rum party on Thursday, May 24th as a send off to the sailors who will begin the GulfStreamer Race the following afternoon (Click Here to view the Events page for more details...).

The Gulfstreamer Race starts at the sea buoy in Ponce Inlet, Florida. The Race start begins the traditional "race within a race" as skippers and crew sail a sprint race the first 10 miles to the Daytona Beach Pier for a separate "sprint" trophy. This "sprint" race will finish in the early evening on Friday, May 25th, just a few hundred yards from the end of the Daytona Beach Pier providing the best viewing of the entire Race. Local spectators are encouraged to view the Race from this location, or at the nearby Ocean Deck Restaurant & Club.

Racers entered in the entire GulfStreamer Race won't stop to celebrate the "sprint" finish, but will continue the Race as they turn their sailing tactics from a short sprint to a grueling test of endurance and seamanship as they head towards Charleston, South Carolina, approximately 215 nautical miles to the north. The skippers and crew should be finishing the Race Saturday evening and into Sunday morning offshore just as Charleston kicks off it's annual arts and cultural festival known as the Spoleto Festival (Click Here for more...). Many friends and family are already making plans for a weekend of fun as they follow their favorite skippers and crew to Charleston. More information for visitors to the Daytona Beach area and the Charleston area is available on the Visitors link.

The Charleston Yacht Club will host an awards ceremony on Monday, May 28th for sailors and friends and award trophies for the GulfStreamer Race. Proposed trophies include first to finish, first boat with a female crew member, fastest club (consisting of the average of the three fastest boats from the same recognized club or organization after corrected time) and of course, the overall winner.

Be sure to get your 2012GulfStreamer Race application in early as there will be a discounted entry fee for early registrations as well as boat names being included in commemorative brochures and t-shirts (be sure to look for updates on this site for more information). Please be sure to add your email address to our newsletter and email update list by clicking on the "Sign Up Today" button to the left. Updates will also be posted as available on the GulfStreamer Facebook, MySpace and Twitter pages.

The 8th running of the GulfStreamer Race is slated to be the most exciting and most intense to date. No wonder it's called "The Race Too Intense to Hold Every Year".

 

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